Overview
Mijin is a restaurant specializing in spicy hot baby octopus and cool buckwheat dishes. Opened in 1954, the restaurant's 50-year history is a testament to the great taste of its dishes and the charm of the restaurant.
The main ingredient, buckwheat, is delivered daily from Bongpyeong, the largest buckwheat producing region in Korea. Baby octopus is also delivered every morning from ports in Yeosu. Families and workers of surrounding companies are major customers of the restaurant, but celebrities and politicians also come to the restaurant to taste its food. Memilmuk (Buckwheat Jelly) and pancakes made with buckwheat and green onion are also delicacies of the restaurant.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- Signature dishes
- Memil Guksu
(Buckwheat noodles) - Contact
- • 1330 Travel Hotline +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-732-1954 - Opening hours
- 10:00-22:00
- Closed
- On the day of national holidays
- Menu
- Naengmemil (cold buckwheat noodles)
Onmemil (warm buckwheat noodles)
Bibim Memil (buckwheat noodles with red hot pepper paste)
Dolsot Bibimbap (bibimbap in a hot stone pot)
Memil Mukbap (rice with buckwheat starch jelly)
Bossam Jeongsik (set meal of pork with vegetable wraps)
Kimchi Jjigae (kimchi stew)
Memil Jeonbyeong (buckwheat pancakes)
Etc.
*Menu are subject to change.
Updated 2016.04.14
Access
How to get here by subway or bus, with a map.
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[Subway]
1) Jonggak Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1.
Go straight about 230m to arrive at Lemeilleur Jongno Town on the right.
2) Gwanghwamun Station (Seoul Subway Line 5), Exit 4.
Upon exiting the station, turn around, and turn left at the corner.
Go straight about 180m to arrive at Lemeilleur Jongno Town on the left.
91, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Traffic information
- Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts) (광화문(세종문화회관)) - 264.8m
- Subway Line 1 Jonggak (종각) - 296.4m
- Subway Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)ga (을지로입구) - 559.1m
- Subway Line 2 City Hall (시청) - 671m
- Subway Line 1 City Hall (시청) - 671m
- Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (경복궁(정부서울청사)) - 797.5m
- Subway Line 3 Anguk (안국) - 848.5m
- Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1085.8m
- Subway Line 3 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1085.8m
- Subway Line 1 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1085.8m
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